BMW X3 voted all-terrain vehicle of the year.

Munich. The BMW X3 continues to set the standard in the "mid-size
segment for off-road vehicles and SUVs". Europe's most widely sold
all-wheel drive car magazine "Auto Bild Alles Allrad" invited
readers to chose their favourite vehicles out of nine categories. With
a 24.6 % share of the votes, the BMW X3 seized victory well ahead of
the17 rival competing in its class, thereby repeating its success
achieved last year. Only a few weeks ago the compact BMW Sports
Activity Vehicle was voted "Off-road Vehicle of the Year" by
readers of the car magazine "Offroad".
A second place for the BMW 3 Series in the category "mid-size
all-terrain vehicles" and a third place for the new BMW X5 in the
category "high-end class off-road vehicles and SUVs"
underlined the outstanding overall result achieved by BMW. The award
will be presented to BMW during the motor show Auto Mobil International
(AMI) 2007 in Leipzig.
The all-terrain vehicle of the year award for the BMW X3 also reflects
the model's present success in terms of sales. 113,997 vehicles of this
model were sold worldwide during 2006 - an increase of around 3%
compared to last year. In Germany alone there were more than 23,000
newly registered BMW X3s, meaning that the vehicle managed to acquire a
market share of 10.3 percent in the off-road segment.